Thanks for this post, Emily, it's thought-provoking. Marty and I are both safe-people, in our different ways. Granted, I never skip to the end of the book, but I certainly never watch a drama movie. I think there's enough drama in my own life without adding pretend heart-break. ;-)

I have found that whenever I take a chance, I am rewarded, but the chances that reward me are learning things that I was too scared to learn.

However, my Dad's and my husband's philosophy on everything else is "wait and see." Gah, the hardest thing to do, ever. And it's usually a good thing. So...